November 5, 2008

On monday we got our transfer call. I am staying but my son is leaving and going to Sardegna (the island) and Anziano Garofalo is going to Napoli. My new companion will be Elder Kunzler and my new district leader will be Elder Allen who is a stud. He is in my same group. We went into the MTC together. Before i recieved the call i knew that i was going stay. I felt it very strongly and i know that there is a huge reason why i am staying. I have a lot to do here and i hope that i can do it the best that i possibly can. I have many regrets with my son, Elder Manwaring. I wish that i could have taught him many more things. I wish i would have had more boldness, and guts to be honest and blunt. I hid behind fear a lot and i regret that. But, this has helped me grown so much. I have learned what it means to be confident and humble and strong at the same time. I used to be confident at a certain time in my mission but it was the wrong type of confidence. I was confident in myself and prideful. I then learned a lot about humility and lost my confidence and became weak. Elder Manwaring has stretched me a lot and i am very grateful for that. I hope you dont think that i am down or depressed. I'm not at all. I am learning and growing and acknowledging my mistakes. We have an investigator Pina that may be crazy but she is so available and wants help. Maybe i am too much of a softy but i want to help everyone. She has a lot of physical trials such as eye problems (cross eyed and at times her eyes cant see clearly), her teeth keep falling out, and others. She believes that others are making these bad things happening to her. She seems that she is supersticious and nervous. she is alone and in her 60s. She is the only child and her parents are both dead. I love this lady and we just barely started with her. I am praying to know what to do to help her. She has read the Book of Mormon and reads every chapter we give her. She has come to church and enjoyed it. Anyway, We are also working with Juri and Nadia. Nadia is a ball of faith. She is confused because she is evangelist and she has seen miracles that those pastors have done and what we have done. In that church they have many people that fall on the floor and are healed from many diseases and she feels the spirit so strongly when we teach. I feel that i need to be very bold with her and bring her into the sacred grove. Elder Garofalo uses this example when we teach every person we meet to bring them into the sacred grove and show them what happened. Monday night we did just that at family home evening with the dandolfo family. We had a testimony meeting and it was so powerful. Each person shared a part of their testimony that represented them so well. I love the gospel and the spirit that accompanies us in this work. He lives and loves us. He works with us every day that we allow Him to. I love serving a mission. I love you dad. I want to thank you for all that you have taught me and for the great love that you give me. Love, Elder Beau Richard Brewster